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hyperpycnal flows

hyperpycnal flows is the plural of hyperpycnal flow.

Meaning of hyperpycnal flow

Noun

hyperpycnal flow (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpycnal flows)

  1. A current of dense water (typically from a river) flowing underneath a body of lighter water (typically in a lake)
    • Fluvial sediment transport may further deliver the modern organic carbon to the seabed via hyperpycnal flow, resulting in long-term sequestration of modern organic carbon [10 ,30 ,51 ].2015 September 16, “Magnified Sediment Export of Small Mountainous Rivers in Taiwan: Chain Reactions from Increased Rainfall Intensity under Global Warming”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about hyperpycnal flows

What is hyperpycnal flows the plural of?
Hyperpycnal flows is the plural of hyperpycnal flow.

Words near hyperpycnal flows in the dictionary

  1. hyperpurinergic
  2. hyperpurism
  3. hyperpurist
  4. hyperpycnal
  5. hyperpycnal flow
  6. hyperpycnal flows
  7. hyperpycnite
  8. hyperpycnites
  9. hyperpyra
  10. hyperpyramid
  11. hyperpyramids

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